[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 7.9.45\_102 # Skandapurana 7.9.45\_102 Skandapurāṇa 7.9.45\_102 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.9.45\_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.9.45_102) sanatkumāra uvāca tato dagdharathaḥ khastho dānavaḥ sa virocanaḥ . vegenāsiṃ viniṣkṛṣya sa pūṣṇo niśitāñcharān ..1.. cicchedāpatataḥ sarvān kārmukaṃ caiva vīryavān . tathā cainaṃ punarmūdhni khaṅgena samatāḍayat ..2.. sa tena suprahāreṇa kṣaradrudhiramastakaḥ . rathopasthe papātāśu vṛttotsava iva dhvajaḥ ..3.. patitaṃ taṃ1 sa daityendraḥ pragṛhyāśu mahābalaḥ . cikṣepa devarājānaṃ nardamānaḥ payodavat ..4.. baliṃ vivyādha mitraśca2 jatrudeśe śaraistribhiḥ . balirekena3 bhallena4 tasya ciccheda kārmukam ..5.. > Sanatkumāra said: > Then that dānava Virocana, whose chariot had been burned, standing in the sky, > swiftly drew his sword and, full of valor, cut down all the sharp arrows > of Pūṣan as they flew toward him, and his bow as well; > and then he struck him once more on the head with his sword. > Under that severe blow, his head streaming with blood, > \[Pūṣan\] quickly fell into the chariot-box like a flagstaff after a festival. > Seeing him fallen, that mighty lord of daityas seized him swiftly > and hurled him at the king of the gods, roaring like a raincloud. > And Mitra pierced Bali in the collarbone region with three arrows; > with a single broad-headed shaft, Bali severed his bow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.9.45\_101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.9.45_101) - [Next: 7.9.45\_103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.9.45_103) - [Up: 7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.9.45_102) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.9.45_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.9.45_102) · Pramāṇa